12/24/10
12/23/10
UNCF's An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan
Airing January 29th & 30th, 2011. For Stations and Times, visit: www.AnEveningOfStars.org
Get ready for UNCF's 32nd annual celebration of excellence in entertainment and education. An Evening of Stars Tribute to Chaka Khan features Stevie Wonder, Herbie Hancock, Quincy Jones, Amber Riley, Mo'nique, Kim Coles, Tom Joyner, Lauren Valez, LeVar Burton, El Debarge, Faith Evans, Fantasia, Melanie Fiona, Ginuwine, Anthony Hamilton, — all paying tribute to the Queen of Funk Soul!
"A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste!"
"A Mind is a Terrible Thing to Waste!"
12/22/10
This hack was developed on Ubuntu
This video shows xbmc as an airplay target. The hack is actually running on a Ubuntu Box. It involves XBMC (of course), Avahi for broadcasting the airplay service and a custom python script which handles the interaction with the iPad.
Special thanks goes to Erica Sadun who released AirPlayer earlier this month. This was the software which let me discover the world of AirPlay
What is currently working:
* Select a video/podcast/serie on the iThing (should also work in other iThings) and launch it on xbmc.
* Play/Pause of the video through the controls on the iThing.
* Switch back the video to the iThing.
* Seeking in the timeline on the iThing.
What is currently not working:
* Playback of Youtube videos. XBMC cannot handle the files.
Known Bugs:
* When resuming the video back to the iThing it's paused even if the interface say it's not. This need some more work.
* When launching a video for the second time xmbc asks wheter it should resume or start over again. Don't know how to fix that.
Actually there is no code in the in the SVN. All the code is just a Python scripts which launches a server on the port 22555. Some work would need to be done here again in order to make a nice xmbc-plugin. But I have know knowledge in this domain.
The choosen approach in the python is script may not be the simplest one. In fact, the script depends upon the Twisted framework. I spend most time decoding and describing the protocol.
Needed software¶
In other to make everything work there some additional software is needed. The airplay discovery is based upon Bonjour (avahi). Therefore install the package avahi-daemon (apt-get install avahi-daemon) Furthermore the scripts calls xmbc through either
* xbmc-send (install apt-get install xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send) or
* through the web interface (be sure to setup Web interface in XBMC on port XXXX)
Furhtermore python needs the Twisted framwork. It can be installed with apt-get install python-twisted.
Installation¶
This hack was developed on Ubuntu (but should also work on other linux systems). Therefore installation istruction will be for linux only (Ubuntu). It should be possible to port the code to other platform since it's only python. However I have no ideas about the dependencies (avahi for example).
* Copy the play2wifi.service script to /etc/avahi/services/ and restart avahi service avahi-daemon restart.
* Adapt the play2wifi.cfg script (at least line 3 to whatever port xbmc web interface is running). This parameter can also be overwritten with the -p startup parameter.
* Launch the script python play2wifi.py.
* Launch a video/podcast on the iThing and switch it over to xbmc.
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| PLAY2WiFi |
Special thanks goes to Erica Sadun who released AirPlayer earlier this month. This was the software which let me discover the world of AirPlay
What is currently working:
* Select a video/podcast/serie on the iThing (should also work in other iThings) and launch it on xbmc.
* Play/Pause of the video through the controls on the iThing.
* Switch back the video to the iThing.
* Seeking in the timeline on the iThing.
What is currently not working:
* Playback of Youtube videos. XBMC cannot handle the files.
Known Bugs:
* When resuming the video back to the iThing it's paused even if the interface say it's not. This need some more work.
* When launching a video for the second time xmbc asks wheter it should resume or start over again. Don't know how to fix that.
Actually there is no code in the in the SVN. All the code is just a Python scripts which launches a server on the port 22555. Some work would need to be done here again in order to make a nice xmbc-plugin. But I have know knowledge in this domain.
The choosen approach in the python is script may not be the simplest one. In fact, the script depends upon the Twisted framework. I spend most time decoding and describing the protocol.
Needed software¶
In other to make everything work there some additional software is needed. The airplay discovery is based upon Bonjour (avahi). Therefore install the package avahi-daemon (apt-get install avahi-daemon) Furthermore the scripts calls xmbc through either
* xbmc-send (install apt-get install xbmc-eventclients-xbmc-send) or
* through the web interface (be sure to setup Web interface in XBMC on port XXXX)
Furhtermore python needs the Twisted framwork. It can be installed with apt-get install python-twisted.
Installation¶
This hack was developed on Ubuntu (but should also work on other linux systems). Therefore installation istruction will be for linux only (Ubuntu). It should be possible to port the code to other platform since it's only python. However I have no ideas about the dependencies (avahi for example).
* Copy the play2wifi.service script to /etc/avahi/services/ and restart avahi service avahi-daemon restart.
* Adapt the play2wifi.cfg script (at least line 3 to whatever port xbmc web interface is running). This parameter can also be overwritten with the -p startup parameter.
* Launch the script python play2wifi.py.
* Launch a video/podcast on the iThing and switch it over to xbmc.
12/21/10
12/20/10
GetDeb/PlayDeb: Ubuntu 10.10 (Maverick) Repository
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| GetDeb Ubuntu 10.10(Maverick) Repository |
How to add getdeb repository in to Ubuntu 10.10
Go to System-Administration-Software Sources, Third-Party Software tab, Add:
deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu maverick-getdeb appsAdd the repository GPG key, open a terminal window and type:
wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -Click the “Install this now” button below the screenshot of the desired application.
Playdeb, the repository of games for Ubuntu has been launched in 1st September 2008.who package recent games and applications for Ubuntu. With Playdeb, games are easy to install and will be updated when new versions are available.Playdeb includes an APT software repository, and a games list that can be used to install games simply by clicking an install link.
How to add playdeb repository in to Ubuntu 10.10
Go to System-Administration-Software Sources, Third-Party Software tab, Add:
deb http://archive.getdeb.net/ubuntu maverick-getdeb gamesAdd the repository GPG key, open a terminal window and type:
wget -q -O- http://archive.getdeb.net/getdeb-archive.key | sudo apt-key add -Click the “Install this now” button below the screenshot of the desired application.
12/9/10
12/8/10
"Hold My Hand" (Duet with Akon). "Hold My Hand" is the first official single from Michael Jackson's upcoming new album, MICHAEL. "Hold My Hand", a duet with Akon, is a song they recorded in 2007. A handwritten note from Michael belonging to his Estate indicated his desire that "Hold My Hand" be the first single on his next project. However, in its unfinished state, the song leaked out in 2008. Akon recently completed the new and final production of "Hold My Hand." Full "Hold My Hand" (Duet with Akon) music video coming soon! Don't forget to sign-up for the Michael Jackson newsletter to be notified when the full video becomes available.
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